Legal Opinion
Gonet v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 23, 1990No. 1-89-1748PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE LaPORTA
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff brought suit against defendant under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. §§ 51 through 60 (1982)), alleging that, due to defendant’s negligence, plaintiff had suffered severe and irreversible hearing loss. After a bench trial, judgment was entered for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
On appeal, the plaintiff raises these issues: (1) whether the judgment of the court was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence at trial, and (2) whether the judgment of the court was based on evidence prohibited under…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bowman v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Lewis v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- Harrison v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1994
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